Battle Lines How a Middle Eastern superpower is fuelling the Sudan war
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Oct 31, 2025 Kholood Khair, a Sudanese political analyst and director of Confluence Advisory, joins Michael Jones, a senior fellow focused on terrorism and conflict, to discuss the ongoing crisis in Sudan. They delve into the atrocities in El-Fasher and the role of the Rapid Support Forces. Kholood reveals the UAE's strategic backing of the RSF, while Michael explains how foreign arms like drones impact the conflict. They also examine the muted international response and the implications for regional stability, urging the need for a comprehensive ceasefire and political solutions.
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Mass Atrocities Confirmed By Video And Satellite
- The fall of El-Fashir exposes a macabre timetable of atrocity with warnings, eyewitness accounts, videos and satellite imagery revealing mass killings.
- Dozens of RSF videos and satellite photos now corroborate large-scale, systematic violence against civilians in Darfur.
Perpetrators Document Their Own Crimes
- RSF fighters themselves posted casual, first-person videos showing systematic killings, highlighting extreme impunity and brazenness.
- That audacity to film atrocities demonstrates both weak restraint and deliberate terror tactics by the RSF.
Huge Civilian Population Left Vulnerable
- UN data estimated ~260,000 people in El-Fashir before its fall, with only a small fraction able to escape, implying many civilians remain trapped.
- This disparity suggests large-scale civilian exposure to RSF violence and high potential casualty counts.